From The Observation Deck

By JimmyA - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in Opinion

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Lucky in love, but no gambling please!

HOW SPECIAL NUMBERS REMAIN SPECIAL My wife and I have now been married for ten years, and these have been ten of the best years of my life. As some of you may recall from a few of my previous blogs, we had worked together for the same graphic arts company but in different departments for almost ten... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Some folks still show signs of decency!

IT’S THE BALANCE OF THE COSMOS Almost daily, I hear or read various stories and articles about some of the worst behavior displayed or perpetrated by some of the less-than-civil miscreants that move and live amongst us. I know that this isn’t really news to any of you, who I’m sure get your own... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

I know we all have to deal with rejection from time to time but . . .

SHOULD THAT FORESTALL COMMON COURTESY? I’d like to relay to you now why and how my “Blogit” escapade basically began... Here in central New Jersey, we have a magazine that each household receives called The Hometown Quarterly. It’s actually a huge periodical about the size of the old LIFE magazines,... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Building good customer relations, one cupcake at a time!

LET’S GO “WILDING!” Every once in a while, my wife and I like to do something we refer to as “wilding.” All it really consists of is taking a leisurely drive to some scenic area, eventually finding a unique, obscure restaurant, and then hopefully having a nice dinner. Sometimes we’re greatly... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Thank God for the noses of little dogs!

PASTRAMI SAVES THE DAY! Here’s a little tale that may make you sit up and take notice... Some Saturday afternoons, my wife and I like to visit my old hometown ( now 45 minutes away ) where I still have friends and family. We like to hang out with one of my childhood friends for a spell, and one of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

I guess you've got to have a sense of humor about these things!

THE PUN: Two very young boys were playing together in a vacant lot next to a building that had stairs on one side leading up to a second story apartment. Soon, a well-dressed gentleman appeared, and proceeded to climb those stairs to that apartment. Attracting the boy’s attention, they halted their... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Red light? Yellow light? It makes a difference!

TO GO OR NOT TO GO! Once again, I can’t speak for the entire country, but we’ve had a rather unusual scenario going on over here in New Jersey that I’m sure will effect the rest of the nation eventually. Over the years, cameras of all shapes and sizes have been sprouting like mushrooms over the vast... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

The scare of a lifetime!

THAT’LL SHAKE UP YOUR SPINAL COLUMN! Sometimes, when you least expect it, circumstance can throw you a nasty curveball, and send your pulse racing! That’s what happened to me recently... I was driving down a major 5-lane highway, just one of many cars in a pack traveling at a relatively fast clip.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Should I or shouldn't I?

IT ALWAYS STARTS WITH THAT FIRST ONE So here’s the breakdown that you can piece together any way you’d like... First of all, I’m a “light sleeper.” If a gnat sneezes in the next room, I’m awake and at full alert. In some ways this may not necessarily be a bad thing, because in an emergency or in a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 27, 2012

We don’t have to sing the birthday blues!

IN FACT, I WON’T SING AT ALL! Well gang, today is my birthday, and I’m neither excited nor depressed by it. It really is just another day. What sometimes amazes me about birthdays in general though is people’s different interpretations about age itself. Some people will say that it’s just a number.... Sign in to see full entry.

About this Blog

Like the famous Roman stand-up philosopher Comicus once exclaimed: “I coalesce the vapor of human experience into a viable and logical comprehension.” In other words, I see, hear and read about a lot of peculiar things, try to make some sense of them, and then pass them on to you, hopefully in a whimsical but common sense way. Strap yourselves in . . . this ride can sometimes be a little bumpy! From the author of "The Hindering" and "Welcome To America-Society In Decline"

People

Headlines (What is this?)